{"id":18570,"date":"2025-08-04T00:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=18570"},"modified":"2025-08-04T00:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:20:05","slug":"arab-women-in-maritime-finalize-regional-strategy-to-advance-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/arab-women-in-maritime-finalize-regional-strategy-to-advance-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab women in maritime finalize regional strategy to advance gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18571\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arab-women-in-maritime-adopt-regional-strategy_large-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Arab Women in Maritime Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabwima.org\/en\/home\">AWIMA<\/a>) has finalized a five-year regional strategy and action plan to boost women\u2019s participation in the maritime industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strategy was the outcome of a week-long regional workshop in Alexandria, Egypt (27\u201331 July), co-organized by the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), supported by the World Maritime University (WMU). It will be further considered by relevant authorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 30 female maritime officials joined from across the Arab region, representing transport ministries, maritime authorities and training institutes, marking a milestone in embedding women\u2019s leadership in the region\u2019s maritime sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opening the event, IMO Deputy Director of Technical Cooperation and Implementation Division (TCID), Ms Louise Proctor outlined IMO\u2019s strategic goals: \u201cLet us keep in mind our global vision: a maritime sector that is safe, secure, environmentally sound, and inclusive, where women and men can contribute equally and lead confidently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rear Admiral Hussien Mostafa Elgezery, Chairman of the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety, added, \u201cWe firmly believe that the participation of women in all fields, from maritime operations to management and administration, will lead to positive results and sustainable development that will reflect across all areas of the maritime industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Addressing regional barriers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The workshop highlighted specific challenges faced by women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including limited policy development, non-inclusive recruitment practices, lack of gender-disaggregated data and cultural restrictions such as unconscious bias and entrenched gender stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants examined ways to tackle the barriers, aligning regional efforts with IMO\u2019s global objectives and its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/ourwork\/technicalcooperation\/pages\/womeninmaritime.aspx\">Women in Maritime<\/a>\u00a0programme. Possible solutions included boosting visibility for women in leadership roles, supporting policy reforms (such as inclusive hiring policies) and leveraging both IMO technical cooperation for capacity development and partnerships with training institutions. These were incorporated into the regional strategy and action plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event included a site visit to Egypt&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>AIDA IV\u00a0<\/strong>training ship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arab Women in Maritime Association elections\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The workshop concluded with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabwima.org\/en\/home\">AWIMA<\/a>\u2019s Annual General Meeting, where a new President and Governing Council were elected. The group also began development of a new AWIMA Constitution and internal by-laws, to provide a transparent governance structure for the association. Members agreed to nominate representatives for both the regional council and their national chapters, to drive the implementation of the regional strategy and action plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AWIMA is one of eight Women in Maritime Associations (WIMAs) established by IMO in Africa, Arab States, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific. These professional networks, which cover 152 countries and dependent territories and nearly 500 participants, work to improve gender balance in the maritime sector.<\/p>\n<p>Source : IMO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arab Women in Maritime Association (AWIMA) has finalized 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